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Dyschoriste is a genus of flowering plants in the family Acanthaceae. It includes 98 species native to the tropics and subtropics of the Americas, sub-Saharan Africa, and southern Asia.[2] Members of the genus are commonly known as snakeherb.[3]

Etymology

The name comes from the Greek δυσ, poorly, and χωριστός, to split, in reference to the slightly lobed stigma.[4]

Species

98 species are accepted.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Genus: Dyschoriste Nees". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 2009-01-23. Archived from the original on 2012-10-11. Retrieved 2011-03-25.
  2. ^ a b c Dyschoriste Nees. Plants of the World Online. Accessed 18 November 2023
  3. ^ a b "Dyschoriste". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2011-03-25.
  4. ^ Thomas Everett; New York Botanical Garden (1981). The New York Botanical Garden illustrated encyclopedia of horticulture. Courier. p. 1154. ISBN 978-0-8240-7234-6.
  5. ^ "GRIN Species Records of Dyschoriste". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. Archived from the original on 2012-12-11. Retrieved 2011-03-25.

External links

Media related to Dyschoriste at Wikimedia Commons Data related to Dyschoriste at Wikispecies


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